Welcome to Weathersby ...
Weathersby is located in Simpson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Weathersby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Weathersby is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Weathersby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Weathersby: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Weathersby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weathersby.
- Magee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Polkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- D'Lo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- New Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Braxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sanatorium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Weathersby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weathersby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weathersby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weathersby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weathersby. See our Newspapers Page for Weathersby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weathersby ...
Looking for more information about Weathersby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weathersby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weathersby.
Adding Weathersby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Weathersby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Weathersby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Weathersby post office opened in 1900. The Weathersby post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Weathersby.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weathersby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Weathersby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Weathersby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |